2.5br, Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, $2,800

Columbia Street Waterfront District

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The Columbia Street Waterfront District is a thin slice of Brooklyn land between the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

It is waterfront adjacent, with nearby neighborhoods including Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and Gowanus. This small gem of a Brooklyn district is one of the borough's smallest neighborhoods, but its 22 or so blocks should by no means be overlooked.

In terms of history, Columbia Street Waterfront District is relatively young.